M+E Europe Headlines
World Wide Web Inventor’s Top Predictions as it Turns 35 (CNBC)
Personal AI assistants that know our health status and legal history inside out. The ability to transfer your data from one place to another seamlessly without any roadblocks. Thes... More
AI Talent War Heats Up in Europe (Reuters)
According to executive search firm Avery Fairbank, there has been an "exponential increase" in pay for C-suite staff at AI companies in Britain over the last year.... More
The Case for Centering the Smart TV Experience Around Consumers (Xperi Blog)
Today, more than 50% of US TV viewership is on streaming, according to Comscore, which puts increased importance on the smart TV and the subsequent experience that is delivered via... More
Three Criteria to Consider When Adding Generative AI to Your Production Workflow (Spherex Blog)
The rise of generative AI is transforming the film and television industry, promising to revolutionise everything from scriptwriting to animation. But before jumping on board the h... More
Transforming Media Asset Management with Wasabi and VIDA Content OS
The partnership with Wasabi has yielded impressive results for VIDA. The scalability and economic model of Wasabi have allowed VIDA to grow its business. Wasabi’s reliable servic... More
Estonia Launches Regulatory Sandbox for UK Start-Ups (Verdict)
Estonia, through the Accelerate Estonia programme, has expanded its regulatory sandbox initiative to support UK start-ups. The sandbox is intended to remove specific regulatory bar... More
UK VFX Industry Welcomes Budget Tax Relief (TVB)
The tax relief changes are likely to stimulate an additional £175 million of VFX work to be performed in the UK.... More
Sohonet’s ClearView Flex Now on AWS (Televisual)
Creative teams can now seamlessly stream content from AWS workstations via an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). This enables productions with ClearView Flex to operate on a virtual machi... More
Barcelona Beats Its Own Record for International Tech Hubs (BIW)
Catalonia now has 140 tech centres, 76% of which are located in Barcelona city. The number of hubs has quadrupled in the last seven years and beat its own record. These now generat... More
Iyuno’s McBride Promoted to CRO, Dembry Becomes CSO, CIO
Media localisation firm Iyuno has promoted industry veteran Nicky McBride to chief revenue officer and named Allan Dembry to the dual roles of chief security officer and chief info... More
Portugal: Pay-TV growth at lowest level since 2013 (Advanced Television)
Portugal ended 2023 with 4.6 million pay-TV subscribers, an increase of 96,000 (2.1 per cent) on the previous year, marking the lowest annual growth rate since 2013.... More
Deutsche Telekom Group Expands Partnership with Netflix
Deutsche Telekom is adding Netflix for subscribers in Croatia and Hungary. It's part of a new partnership between Deutsche Telekom and Netflix that will offer an improved, “seaml... More
Unlocking Creative Potential: AI Voice Tools for Voice Actors (Respeecher Blog)
The digital era has transformed the voice acting industry, presenting voice actors with new challenges to overcome and innovative opportunities to explore. By seamlessly integratin... More
On the FAST Track (World Screen)
FAST has emerged as a considerable bright spot for companies across the ecosystem, from distributors shoring up valuable additional revenues from library titles to AVOD platforms u... More
Fremantle Partners with Rachel Weisz’s Astral Projection (TBI)
The three-year pact will see Fremantle become the primary home for all of Astral’s television and film projects, with the producer set to work with the group’s Global Drama div... More
Adobe Firefly GenAI Tool Gives IBM’s Design Teams an Efficiency Boost (Verdict)
IBM said the GenAI tools will free up time for designers to be more creative.... More
AR/VR Headsets Sales Surged During the Holiday Season (TV Tech)
Global market for augmented reality and virtual reality headsets grew 130.4% in Q4 2023.... More
UK Government to Introduce New Tax Relief for Studios (World Screen)
Delivering the UK government’s spring budget 2024 speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans for a 40 percent corporate tax relief for film and TV studio faci... More
Netflix Enters the Ring (Variety)
Jake Paul is set to fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match that will be live streamed on Netflix. This marks Netflix’s latest venture into the world of li... More
Cognizant Unveils Advanced Lab to Accelerate AI Research, Innovation
The lab, based in San Francisco, will focus on advancing the science and practice of AI through innovation and development of intellectual property and AI-enablement technologies. ... More
